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Kuala Lumpur, Melaka &

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THIS EDITION WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED BY Simon Richmond, Isabel Albiston Contents

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Welcome to Top Itineraries...... 16 Eating...... 25 ...... 4 If You Like...... 18 Drinking & Nightlife.... 31 Kuala Lumpur’s Top 10....6 Month By Month...... 20 Entertainment...... 34 What’s New...... 13 With Kids...... 22 Shopping...... 36 Need to Know...... 14 Like a Local...... 24

Explore Kuala Lumpur 40

Neighbourhoods Masjid , Day Trips from at a Glance...... 42 Kampung Baru & Kuala Lumpur...... 112 Northern KL...... 83 Sleeping...... 124 & KLCC...... 44 Lake Gardens, & ... 92 Melaka City...... 133 Chinatown, Merdeka Square & ....67 Penang...... 155

Understand Kuala Lumpur 185

Kuala Lumpur Life in Kuala Lumpur....197 Arts & Architecture..... 207 Today...... 186 Multiculturalism, Environment...... 212 History...... 188 Religion & Culture...... 200

Survival Guide 217

Transport...... 218 Directory A–Z...... 222 Language...... 229

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Top Itineraries

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Bukit Bintang & KLCC (p44) Chinatown, Merdeka Square & M Head to the Bukit Nanas (p67) (KLCC), where you’ve prebooked tickets M Admire the historic buildings of up the . Afterwards, browse Merdeka Square (if you can, sign up the shops in Suria KLCC and see a free art for one of Visit KL’s free tours), then either exhibition at the excellent Galeri Petronas. cycle on a hired bike or take a taxi to the Tun Abdul Razak Heritage Park. Start Lunch Try one of the restaurants at at the National Monument, then walk Suria KLCC (p65 or Avenue K (p65). through the Perdana Botanical Garden to the National Museum; if you’re there by Bukit Bintang & KLCC (p44) 10am you can take the free guided tour. Take a postlunch stroll around R KLCC Park, admiring the view of Lunch Feast on a buffet of traditional the towers, then take a look at contemporary Malay dishes at Rebung (p102) Malaysian art at the ILHAM in the Foster + Partners–designed tower. Join the 3pm Lake Gardens, Brickfields & tour of the Malay- wooden house Ru- Bangsar (p92) mah Penghulu Abu Seman next to Badan Continue to enjoy the leafy surrounds Warisan , or learn about sea life R of the park at the KL Bird Park or at Aquaria KLCC. KL Butterfly Park. Save a couple of hours for the splendid Islamic Arts Museum, Dinner Enjoy chicken wings and grilled then admire the architecture of Masjid fish at Wong Ah Wah (p55) on Jln Alor. Negara and KL Railway Station.

Bukit Bintang & KLCC (p44) Dinner Sample Malaysian and Western Go mall hopping to Pavilion KL, food at Merchant’s Lane (p77). N , and along Jln Bukit Bin- Chinatown, Merdeka Square & tang until 10pm, then head to Changkat Bukit Nanas (p67) Bukit Bintang and Jln Mesui for the bars; Go souvenir shopping at the Cen- Pisco Bar is a good choice. Also check out N tral Market, then push your way No Black Tie for jazz and classical concerts. through the crowds at Chinatown’s Pet- © Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd.aling To make Street it Market easier. forFinish you up to with use, a access to this chapter is not digitallycocktail restricted. at speakeasy-style In return, we bars think PS150 it’s or fair to ask you to use it for personal, non-commercialOmakase + Appreciate purposes. only. In other words, please don’t upload this chapter to a peer-to-peer site, mass email it to everyone you know, or resell it. See the terms and conditions on our site for a longer way of saying the above - ‘Do the right thing with our content.’ ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 17 TOM BRYAN/GETTY IMAGES © PLAN YOUR TRIP TRIP YOUR PLAN

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Day Three Day Four op I ti n Masjid India, Kampung Baru & Batu Caves (p122) Northern KL (p83) M Climb the 272 steps at Batu Caves eraries M Have breakfast at Bazaar Baru to pay your respects at the Hindu , one of KL’s most atmos- Temple Cave and learn about bats and pheric wet markets, then amble through other cave dwellers in the Dark Cave, the Malay area of Kampung Baru admir- then take a taxi up to the Muzium Orang ing the traditional wooden houses and Asli in Gombak. flower gardens. Lunch Tuck into Thai at Samira (p88) Lunch Go old school at the Hainanese in Sentul Park. kopitiam Yut Kee (p88).

Masjid India, Kampung Baru & Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Northern KL (p83) Bukit Nanas (p67) View the city skyline from Titi- Walk from Masjid India to Bukit R wangsa Lake Gardens, where you R Nanas, where you can traverse the can hire a bike, take a boat out on the lake canopy walkway of KL Forest Eco Park and then go much higher up the Menara Dinner Splash out on dinner at Antara Kuala Lumpur, to get your bearings in Restaurant (p78) at Old Malaya.

Dinner Chinese at Robson Heights (p104) or Indian food in Brickfields. or even take a spin in a helicopter. Nearby is the National Visual Arts Gallery.

the city from the observation deck, and, weather permitting, the new outdoor deck. Bukit Bintang & KLCC (p44) Sink a sunset cocktail at Heli N Lounge Bar. If your budget doesn’t Lake Gardens, Brickfields & stretch to fine dining, a meal at (p92) Imbi Hawker Stalls or Glutton Street For another panoramic perspective will be equally memorable and delicious. N of KL, stand on the upper terraces End the night at the new entertainment of the gloriously decorative Thean Hou complex TREC: see some stand-up comedy Temple. Walk around the many religious or live music at Live House or club until sites of Brickfields in the cool of the even- the early hours at Zouk. ing and enjoy a cocktail at the rooftop Mai Bar overlooking KL Sentral. 245 Kuala Lumpur, Melaka & Penang Maps

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ú Eating (p104) ý Entertainment (p107) 2 Alexis Bistro...... B2 27 GSC Mid Valley...... A6 BANGSAR BARU VA&BANGSAR MID 3 Ashley's By Living Food ...... B1 4 Bangsar Fish Head Corner ...... A4 þ Shopping (p109) 5 Bangsar Sunday Market ...... C2 28 Cap City ...... A6 6 Chawan ...... B3 29 Comoddity...... C2 7 Chelo's Appam Stall ...... A4 d.d.collective ...... (see 41) 8 Delicious...... C2 30 Fabspy ...... A6 9 G3 Kitchen & Bar ...... B2 Gardens Mall ...... (see 33) 10 Ganga Cafe ...... C7 31 I Love Snackfood...... B2 11 Jaslyn Cakes ...... C2 32 Lonely Dream ...... B2 12 Nam Chuan Coffee Shop ...... B4 33 Mid Valley Megamall...... A6 13 Nasi Kandar Pelita...... B1 34 Mimpikita...... C2 Nutmeg ...... (see 29) 35 Never Follow Suit ...... C2 14 Poomy's ...... A4 36 Nurita Harith...... B2 15 Restaurant Mahbub ...... B4 37 Pucuk Rebung ...... B4 16 Sage...... A6 38 Shoes Shoes Shoes ...... C2 17 Shucked ...... A6 39 Silverfish Books...... C3 LLE Sri Nirwana Maju ...... (see 32) 40 Thisappear...... B2 18 Wondermama...... B3 41 TriBeCa ...... C3 Y 19 Yeast Bistronomy...... C2 42 World of Feng Shui...... A6 Yuzu...... (see 33) Ø Sports & Activities (p111) û Drinking & Nightlife (p106) Dive Station Explorer...... (see 33) 20 Bilique Bangsar...... B2 43 Hammam Spa ...... C2 21 Coffea Coffee...... C1 44 Kizsports & Gym ...... C2 Library ...... (see 16) 45 Kompleks Sukan Bangsar ...... A1 22 Mantra Bar KL...... C2 23 Plan b...... B3 ÿ Sleeping (p131) 24 Pulp by Papa Palheta ...... D6 Gardens Hotel & Residences ...... (see 33) 25 Ril's Bar ...... C1 Sekeping Tenggiri ...... (see 1) ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd

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Our Writers Simon Richmond Curator, Melaka and Penang Journalist and photographer Simon Richmond has specialised as a travel writer since the early 1990s and first worked for Lonely Planet in 1999 on their Central Asia guide. He’s long since stopped counting the number of guidebooks he’s researched and written for the com- pany, but countries covered include Australia, China, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Russia, , South Africa and Turkey. His travel features have been published in newspapers and magazines around the world, including in the UK’s Independent, Guardian, Times, Daily Telegraph and Royal Geographical Society Magazine; and Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald and Australian newspapers and Aus- tralian Financial Review Magazine. Read more about Simon at: https://auth.lonelyplanet.com/profiles/simonrichmond Isabel Albiston Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas, Masjid India, Kampung Baru & Northern Kuala Lumpur and Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar After 6 years working for the Daily Telegraph in London, squeezing in as many trips as annual leave would allow, Isabel left to spend more time on the road. A job as writer for a magazine in Sydney, Australia was followed by four years living and working in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Isabel started writing for Lonely Planet in 2014, having been back in the UK just long enough to pack a bag for a research trip to Malaysia, and has contributed to five Lonely Planet guides. Read more about Isabel at: https://auth.lonelyplanet.com/profiles/IsabelAlbiston

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